Celebrities Who Breastfeed: Alanis Morissette, Mayim Bialik, Beyonce And More

After a certain national magazine rocked the world with a cover story about attachment parenting, singer Alanis Morissette, 37, is the most recent celebrity to announce publicly that she follows the tenets and advice of Dr. Bill Sears. Specifically, Morissette, a mother of one, is making headlines for saying she prioritizes breastfeeding, even though her son, Ever, is 16 months old.

"I breastfeed and I’ll be breastfeeding until my son is finished and he weans," she said on "The Billy Bush Show."

But celebrities -- such as Beyoncé, Alicia Silverstone and Mayim Bialik (aka Blossom) -- going public with their breastfeeding stories is nothing new. Click through the gallery below of 20 Memorable Breastfeeding Moments In Hollywood History to see great quotes from Mary-Louise Parker, Kendra Wilkinson and more.

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Beyonce was spotted breastfeeding Blue Ivy in New York City while dining out with husband, Jay-Z.

Alicia Silverstone -- whose pre-mastication video thrust her baby-feeding philosophy into the public spotlight -- was once photographed breastfeeding Bear Blu while walking.

Actress, Mayim Bialik blogged in September about starting to wean her 3-year-old. In her new book, "Beyond The Sling," Bialik writes that he still nurses about five times a day, and recently told CNN "it is still a tremendous source of discipline, and of bonding, that occurs between a mother and a child."

Milano told Best for Babes that she has had no trouble breastfeeding her son, Milo. "I was lucky to have a baby who from the moment he came into the world, was a pro at latching on," she said.

In November 2011, Spelling's husband, Dean McDermott accidentally tweeted a photo of his son, Liam, who was 4 at the time, which showed Spelling's breasts in the background.
"I am a mom, I was nursing my baby... [Dean] was so devasted about it that I couldn't be mad. I mean it was genuinely an accident," Spelling told CNN about the incident.

Kourtney K. quit breastfeeding son, Mason, when he was 14 months old. "I think I stopped early because my sisters were like 'OK, it's time, it's time,'" she said on the "Today" show. "I miss it, I loved it."

Shortly after giving birth to her son, Flynn, Kerr posted a photo on her blog that husband Orlando took of her nursing.

In 2010, Bundchen declared there should be a "worldwide law" requiring new mothers to breastfeed for six months after they give birth. Many critics were unhappy with her statement, and she eventually clarified by writing on her blog:
"My intention in making a comment about the importance of breastfeeding has nothing to do with the law. It comes from my passion and beliefs about children."

Wilkinson once told Baby Zone an outrageous story about the first party she went to after giving birth to baby Hank:
"I went to Eve nightclub in Vegas and my boobs started leaking. I couldn't do anything so I breastfed myself [laughs]. And it tasted sweet, too!"

Salma Hayek breastfed a newborn baby boy in Africa whose mother had no milk in 2009. Hayek was weaning her own daughter, Valentina, at the time, but still had milk to donate.

Watts told PEOPLE magazine in 2009 that breastfeeding was how she lost weight. "He's sucking it all out of me, it seems," she said.

In 2009, Romijn told Extra!, "Breastfeeding is the very best diet I've been on. It's amazing."

The November 2008 cover of W magazine featured Jolie nursing.

In 2008, Hasselback demonstrated how to use a breast pump on "The View" -- she was nursing her son, Taylor, at the time.

Five weeks after giving birth to son, Max, Aguilera went on The Ellen Show wearing a low cut, revealing dress that prompted the talk show host to ask, "Are you nursing?"

Stefani was still breastfeeding son, Kingston, when she went on tour in 2007. She told The Guardian, "I don't know when I'm going to stop breastfeeding... I'll just keep going while I can -- like, he's getting his teeth so it is a little bit scary. He's bitten me a few times!"

In the the April 2007 issue Garner told Allure Magazine: "All I ever heard was everyone bitch about [nursing] -- nobody ever said, 'You are not going to believe how emotional this is.' It's like, I'll say I'm going to stop, and then I'm in there, feeding her."

Gyllenhaal was photographed by the paparazzi in 2007 nursing her daughter, Ramona, during a walk by the Hudson River.

Kate Beckinsale told Jay Leno in 2006 that she missed breastfeeding her daughter and that "she was very good at it."

In 2004, when Mary-Louise Parker won a Golden Globe for "Angels in America" she said, "Janel Moloney just told me she would pay me $1,000 if I thanked my newborn son for making my boobs look so good in this dress."